Public Transit in the GTA, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Highway 7 East rapidway construction, August 17 to 23

Metrolinx and York Region contractors continue to work on the project to build a rapidway — bus-only lanes in the centre of the roadway.

Here’s what’s going on this week:

Lane closures between Highway 404 and Bayview Avenue

between Highway 404 and Bayview Avenue — Starting Monday, August 19 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing multiple lanes. Work continues until August 23.

Bayview Avenue — Contractors are closing the northbound curb lane. Work takes place Saturday, August 17 and possibly Sunday, August 18 from 6 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. Expect noise impacts. Work also continues Mondays to Fridays until August 30.

Lane closures between Warden Avenue and Highway 404

Warden Avenue — from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing the southbound lanes between Cedarland Drive and Highway 407. Work continues until September 27.

between Warden Avenue and Highway 404 — Starting Monday, August 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing multiple lanes. Expect traffic heavier than usual. Work continues until August 23.

Cedarland Drive — Contractors are closing the street to traffic until the end of 2013.

Rodick Road — From 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing the southbound curb lane south of Highway 7. Work continues until August 23.

at Fairburn Drive — From 7 p.m. Monday, August 19 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, August 20 and continuing overnight nightly: Contractors are closing the eastbound curb lane. Work continues until 6 a.m. August 23 (this week), but continues overnight Mondays to Fridays until 6 a.m. September 6.

Montgomery Court — From 8 p.m. Friday, August 16 until 6 a.m. Saturday, August 17 and from 8 p.m. Monday, August 19 until 6 a.m. Tuesday, August 20: Contractors are restricting traffic to one south- and one northbound lane.

Lunar Crescent — From 8 p.m. Tuesday, August 20 until 6 a.m. Wednesday, August 21: Contractors are restricting traffic to one south- and one northbound lane.

Woodbine Avenue — Starting Monday, August 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing multiple lanes. One south- and one northbound lane remains open. Construction continues until August 23.

Allstate Parkway — Starting Monday, August 19 from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day: Contractors are closing the southbound left-turn lane north of Highway 7 and reducing northbound traffic to just one lane. Construction continues until August 23.

at Highway 404 — from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. today and from 7 p.m. tonight until 7 a.m. tomorrowDay and continuing overnight nightly: Contractors are closing multiple lanes. Work continues until August 30.

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